The 2025 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards are proudly supported by the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund and Creative Victoria.

In celebration of NAIDOC Week, hear from a remarkable line-up of Indigenous writers, scholars and thinkers whose work has shaped our literary landscape. Opening up rich dialogues at the intersection ...

Join journalist and recipient of the 2024 Press Freedom Award, Cheng Lei, as she shares the harrowing story of her wrongful imprisonment in China – and how she survived it. In 2020, Cheng Lei was ...

The First Nations Classics series ranges across genres, including memoir, novels, short stories and poetry. Showcasing a number of Unaipon Award winners, the series is inspired by the richness and ...

American Jewish journalist Peter Beinart reflects on the world around him – and his place within it – amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza offers a ...

Meet the 22 writers taking part in the Hot Desk Fellowships program in 2025, and read more about their projects. 2025 is the 13th year of The Wheeler Centre’s Hot Desk Fellowships, which provide ...

Associate Professor Jen Martin studied the sex lives of possums before founding the University of Melbourne's Science Communication Teaching Program which teaches scientists across all disciplines to ...

About Jamie Oliver started cooking at his parent’s pub, The Cricketers, in Clavering, Essex, at the age of eight and has since worked with some of the world’s top chefs.

Christopher Paolini was educated at home by his parents. His abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to write his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at 15. By 19 ...

About Matthew Reilly is the international bestselling author of nine novels: Ice Station, Temple, Contest, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders, The Six Sacred Stones, The Five ...

The Warehouse is a multifunctional visitor information centre, museum, library, Hepburn Shire Council services centre and community asset. The name reflects the original purpose of the building as the ...